Red Table Grape

For best results, allow your vine to come up to full crop gradually:

Remove all flowers for the first two years after planting.
Allow three bunches of grapes on three-year-old vines and about five on a four-year-old vine – slightly more if growing well.
Allow full cropping thereafter.
When pruning, do so in November or December as plants will 'bleed' if cut when actively growing.

• Position your vine in the sunniest sheltered area of the garden for best results, preferably against a south-facing wall.
• When planting in the ground, dig over the soil, break up any compaction and enrich with compost or fertiliser.
  Plant in weed-free ground. Plant vines against walls and fences 1.2m (4ft) apart and 12.5cm (9in) away from the wall.
• Plant vines in the open 1.2-1.5m (4-5ft) apart in rows 1.5-1.8m (5-6ft) apart.
• In their first year, water grapevines well and regularly, especially if there is a prolonged dry spell.
• Mulch in spring when the soil is moist, to suppress weeds, placing stones or gravel, 5-7.5cm (2-3in) deep around the base of the plants.
• The main pruning time is November - December, while training, pinching out new shoots and fruit thinning, takes place in spring and summer.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.